Leon Chatelain Jr.

He worked for Municipal Architect Albert L. Harris and for Arthur B. Heaton and Philip M. Jullien before opening his own office in 1932.

Over the next twenty years Chatelain developed a large and diverse practice centered on Washington.

[1][2] Chatelain joined the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1930 as a member of the Washington chapter.

[2] After his death, in recognition of his work Easterseals created the Leon Chatelain Award for "outstanding leadership in advancing barrier-free environments for people with handicaps.

[2] Two buildings designed by Chatelain and his associates have been listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.

The Editors Building in Washington, D.C. , designed by Chatelain and completed in 1950.
The Washington, D.C. , headquarters of the Equitable Life Insurance Company, later Fannie Mae , designed by Chatelain, Gauger & Nolan and completed in 1958.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C. , designed by Chatelain, Gauger & Nolan and Faulkner, Kingsbury & Stenhouse and completed in 1961.